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. 2021 Apr 28;49(9):1152–1157. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.04.079

Table 1.

Predictors of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine acceptance among 2761 healthcare workers in Montreal, Canada, December 15 to 28, 2020 (Univariate analysis)

Variables Respondents (%) COVID-19 Vaccine acceptance
(%) OR 95% C.I. P value
Sex (n = 1,709)
 Female 1,234 (72.2) 77.6 1
 Male 373 (21.8) 84.5 1.56 1.15-2.13 .005
 Unknown 102 (6.0)
Age group (n = 1,709)
 < 30 y.o. 244 (14.3) 75.4 1
 30-39 y.o. 413 (24.2) 74.8 0.97 0.67-1.40 .87
 40-49 y.o. 406 (23.8) 77.1 1.10 0.76-1.59 .62
 50-59 y.o. 393 (23.0) 84.0 1.71 1.15-2.54 .008
 ≥ 60 y.o. 151 (8.8) 90.7 3.19 1.71-5.95 <.001
 Unknown 102 (6.0)
Occupational exposure to patients with COVID-19 (n = 2,761)
 No 1,980 (71.7) 77.1 1
 Yes 781 (28.3) 90.5 2.84 2.19-3.69 <.001
Type of institution (n = 2,761)
 Acute care hospitals 1,478 (53.5) 81.0 1
 Long-term care facility 137 (5.0) 82.5 1.11 0.70-1.75 .67
 Primary care clinics 338 (12.2) 80.8 0.99 0.73-1.33 .93
 Rehabilitation centers 261 (9.5) 83.5 1.19 0.84-1.69 .33
 Multi-Sites, others, unknown 547 (19.8) 79.0 0.88 0.69-1.13 .31
Profession (n = 2,761)
 Nurses and orderlies 638 (23.1) 73.7 1
 Physicians* 520 (18.8) 95.6 7.72 4.91-12.16 <.001
 Healthcare managers 69 (2.5) 87.0 2.38 1.16-4.91 .02
 Environmental services workers 122 (4.4) 82.8 1.72 1.04-2.84 .03
 Other healthcare workers 687 (24.9) 78.8 1.33 1.03-1.71 .03
 Administrative workers 616 (22.31) 76.8 1.18 0.91-1.53 .20
 Unknown 109 (4.0)

CI, confidence Interval; OR, odds ratio; y.o., year old.

category including physicians, residents and medical students.

other healthcare workers includes, but is not limited to, pharmacists, radiology technicians, physiotherapists and respiratory therapists.